Dirty Boxing 1 Results & Highlights: Yoel Romero, Andrei Arlovski Win

The Dirty Boxing Championship staged its inaugural event Saturday night, and MMA News has you covered with all the action.

Dirty Boxing, co-created by former UFC fighter and BKFC star Mike Perry, mixes together elements of boxing and MMA. Bouts take place in a smaller 18-foot ring and are fought across three three-minute rounds. All strikes with the hands and elbows are legal, and fighters who score knockdowns can use follow-up ground strikes providing they remain on their feet.

After hosting a small, invite-only event last November, which culminated in Yoel Romero knocking out Duane Crespo, Dirty Boxing returned for its first high-profile, streamed event on March 22.

“Soldier of God” once again topped the lineup, as the former UFC title challenger continued his winning form away from the cage at the expense of Ras Hylton.

The co-main event feature another prominent ex-UFC star in Andrei Arlovski. The heavyweight veteran had his hand raised over Terrance Hodges in what marked his first combat sports outing since exiting MMA’s biggest stage.

With the event at The Hangar at Regatta Harbour in Miami conclude, see below for the full results, followed by a replay via the promotion’s official YouTube channel.

Dirty Boxing 1 Results

Main Card:

• Heavyweight Main Event: Yoel Romero def. Ras Hylton via KO: R3, 2:26
• Heavyweight Co-Main Event: Andrei Arlovski def. Terrance Hodges via TKO (doctor’s stoppage): R2, 2:00
• Light Heavyweight: Ulysses Diaz def. Brian Maxwell via TKO: R1, 1:22
• Welterweight: Mike Breeden def. Keith Speed via TKO: R1, 2:46
• Heavyweight: Robinson Perez def. Zac Pauga via split decision (30-27, 28-29, 29-28)

Preliminary Card:

• Featherweight: Alexander Schenk def. Tristan Gallichan via unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 30-27)
• Middleweight: Jeff Craig def. Oluwale Bamgbose via TKO: R2, 0:25
• Heavyweight: Rakim Cleveland def. Maurice Greene via KO: R1, 0:45
• Bantamweight: Kat Nelson def. Claudia Zamora via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
• Lightweight: CJ Brant def. Gabriel Macario via TKO: R1

Early Preliminary Card:

• Middleweight: Sean Hotusing def. Diego Romo via decision (scorecards not read)
• Lightweight: Corey Jackson def. Marcellus Wallace via KO: R1
• Welterweight: Guilherme Bastos def. Gabriel Morales via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)

Dirty Boxing 1 Highlights